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. >> president obama met with defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey thursday, calling on them to leave no stone unturned in the effort to stop sex assaults in the military. this is 10 minutes. >> i appreciate all of you coming in just for a second. we have gathered here all the top people in not just our military but our entire national security operation. and i want to start off by thanking all the people sitting around this table and in this room for the extraordinary service that they've rendered this country. and i want to also remind everybody that we have folks active in theater right now, men and women in uniform, who are making heroic sacrifices on behalf of our security. and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families because they are dealing with a whole lot to make sure that we are safe. we have focused this conversation, though, on something that is at the core of our effectiveness as a military. i told all these people that one of the great honors of my life is serving as commander-in-chief to what i consider to be t
. >> president obama met with defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey thursday, calling on them to leave no stone unturned in the effort to stop sex assaults in the military. this is 10 minutes. >> i appreciate all of you coming in just for a second. we have gathered here all the top people in not just our military but our entire national security operation. and i want to start off by thanking all the people sitting around this table and in...
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my co-sponsors included senators chuck hagel, john kerry and barack obama. my most significant concern with 215 was that it would be used to obtain sensitive personal information of innocent americans who had no connection to any suspected terrorism or spy activity. when the patriot act was up for reauthorization in 2005, i worked to establish a new standard for 215, and under this standard the fbi would have broad authority to obtain any information, even tangentially, connected to a suspected terrorist or spy such as the examples used in the zazi case. could have led to phone information on any suspect. but under my provision, innocent americans with no connection to any of these activities or suspects would be protected. the republican-controlled senate amoved my reform to 215 unanimously. however, the bush administration objected, it was removed in the conference committee. 2009 i tried again with no success to put this protection of innocent americans back into the patriot act. now that the cloak has been lifted by media reports that the nsa obtained ph
my co-sponsors included senators chuck hagel, john kerry and barack obama. my most significant concern with 215 was that it would be used to obtain sensitive personal information of innocent americans who had no connection to any suspected terrorism or spy activity. when the patriot act was up for reauthorization in 2005, i worked to establish a new standard for 215, and under this standard the fbi would have broad authority to obtain any information, even tangentially, connected to a suspected...
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followed live at 10 as president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel h2b out the korean war memorial to americans who served. american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> house insurance committee chairman mike rogers warns that cyber espionage is the biggest national security threat america isn't quite ready to handle. his comments came during an event at the international institute for strategic studies. this is the 45 minutes. >> introducing congressman mike rogers. i'm steven simon from the executor after of iiss as the u.s. welcome to the iiss as u.s. can you hear me now? deafening. i'm executive director at iiss as u.s. i'm introducing understand mike r executive director at iiss as u.s. i'm introducing understand mike rogers, and with a great deal of pleasure. congress and rogers was elected to congress in 2000 that he came to congress from an unusual background. defense and law enforcement but he was an army officer and the fbi special agent before coming to the u.s. congress. he now has a very important and pivotal role in the house as chairman of the intelligence commun
followed live at 10 as president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel h2b out the korean war memorial to americans who served. american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> house insurance committee chairman mike rogers warns that cyber espionage is the biggest national security threat america isn't quite ready to handle. his comments came during an event at the international institute for strategic studies. this is the 45 minutes. >> introducing congressman mike rogers. i'm...
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i had a letter today from the secretary of defense, chuck hagel, outlining nine important people in the department of defense that need to be confirmed. we have numerous ambassadors with important countries around the world and they are not being confirmed because they're being stalled. why? why couldn't we have these people go to their work? they've been nominated. hunters all over the world are without ambassadors from the united states. -- countries all over the world. where would we be if we had not changed those rules? it's kind of slow because of the inordinate amount of time that where consulate eating up. no longer that my friend from iowa talks, the more reason is that maybe we should change the rules more than what we did. so unless something changes we are going to vote tomorrow at 5:00, three votes your 5:00 on friday. >> madam president? >> the senator from kentucky. >> i think it's important all of this in context. my good friend of the majority leader broke his word last you a said we have settled the issue of what the rules were going to be for the senate for this congre
i had a letter today from the secretary of defense, chuck hagel, outlining nine important people in the department of defense that need to be confirmed. we have numerous ambassadors with important countries around the world and they are not being confirmed because they're being stalled. why? why couldn't we have these people go to their work? they've been nominated. hunters all over the world are without ambassadors from the united states. -- countries all over the world. where would we be if...
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hagel, and i see bill cohen here as well mr. secretary -- all of them have blessed us with a remarkable inheritance a more secure country a stronger institution and the world's greatest military. and we owe the same to those who come after us. i will remember that on each of the 686 days between now and the end of president obama's term in office. just as i wake up every day committed to putting in a day of service worthy of our extraordinary men and women in uniform. we have some of our amazing soldiers sailors, airmen marines and coast guardsmen here today. you, you represent the finest fighting force or the world has ever known and a deep line of warriors who have fought in lexington and concord in gettysburg and midway in fallujah and helmand. in the years ahead your country will call on you to continue that tradition. perhaps sending you into harm's way. my greatest obligation will be to help the commander in chief make those decisions with wisdom and care to get you what you need to fight and win and to insure the welfare
hagel, and i see bill cohen here as well mr. secretary -- all of them have blessed us with a remarkable inheritance a more secure country a stronger institution and the world's greatest military. and we owe the same to those who come after us. i will remember that on each of the 686 days between now and the end of president obama's term in office. just as i wake up every day committed to putting in a day of service worthy of our extraordinary men and women in uniform. we have some of our...
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we could see work on chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. also looking down the road, two competing bills one from the democrats, one from republicans into replacing the upcoming sequester with an alternative plan. of course, the sequestered is set to hit this coming friday. the houses also in today. houshouse members will gavel int 2 p.m. eastern for legislative business. roll call votes after 6:30 p.m. eastern. today one bill on the agenda, and that is on a bill to redesignate the research center as the neil armstrong flight research center and the western aeronautical test range at the aeronautical test range. later on this week the house is expected to consider the senate passed violence against women do. you can see the house on our companion network c-span, and the senate right here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats. we are running a little bit late. good morning, everybody. we have a lot to do. we have a great speaker and the want t
we could see work on chuck hagel to be the next defense secretary. also looking down the road, two competing bills one from the democrats, one from republicans into replacing the upcoming sequester with an alternative plan. of course, the sequestered is set to hit this coming friday. the houses also in today. houshouse members will gavel int 2 p.m. eastern for legislative business. roll call votes after 6:30 p.m. eastern. today one bill on the agenda, and that is on a bill to redesignate the...
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they are -- include former secretaries of defense chuck hagel and bill cohen and leon panetta, former secretaries of state, madeleine albright, national security advisor bra desigbrazinski and former senats olympia snowe, the chair of the 9/11 commission and the chief of staff gordon r. sullivan. these and others agree climate change is a threat to national security and have called for u.s. leadership in the global effort to tackle the urgent and complex problems of climate change. but yet even these lives and selfless americans are being dismissed if you will by the organized effort to undercut scientific evidence. now, we took steps and have taken steps. just last december in paris we took a step forward with an international agreement. more than 150 countries pledged to develop plans to tackle climate change domestically, including countries once reluctant to act like china and india. american leadership has been key to getting these countries on board and agreeing to do their fair share. these countries are also acting because it's in their self-interest to do so for their own hea
they are -- include former secretaries of defense chuck hagel and bill cohen and leon panetta, former secretaries of state, madeleine albright, national security advisor bra desigbrazinski and former senats olympia snowe, the chair of the 9/11 commission and the chief of staff gordon r. sullivan. these and others agree climate change is a threat to national security and have called for u.s. leadership in the global effort to tackle the urgent and complex problems of climate change. but yet even...